King’s Honours awards local inspector
Seven officers were awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM) for exemplary service this month, including Gladstone Inspector, Darren Somerville and Tannum Sands Sergeant, Tony...
Church donation boxes targeted
Investigations are still ongoing with Gladstone detectives requesting public assistance in relation to four break and enters into churches that have occurred in the...
Local Sergeant awarded honours
Tannum Sands Senior Sergeant Tony Poli was congratulated last week along with six other Queensland officers from the QPS who will receive an Australian...
Budget revealed for Gladstone projects
As the 2023-2024 State Government Budget was handed down on Tuesday, it showcased what projects within the Gladstone Region would receive funding.
It was...
Maternity services restored
After almost 12 months on bypass, Gladstone Hospital has been restored to full birthing services following the recruitment of additional obstetrics and gynaecology specialists.
All...
Kathleen Folbigg enjoying life as “forever free woman”
As Kathleen Folbigg adjusts to life outside a prison cell she is revelling in her new life as "a forever free woman" on a...
AgriFutures Australia investing in high-value sesame
AgriFutures Australia is investing $2 million into a new five-year national program of research to scale up production of the high-value crop sesame.
With the...
Debunking Defammation Defenses
In a previous column, I explained what constitutes defamation in the context of social media and the potential legal consequences it carries.
This week's article...
Local organisations to spruce up with funding
From first aid training to fans, log splitters to laptops - volunteer organisations receive funds to help them continue their amazing work.
In a huge...
Sharks leave their mark on dolphin species
Shark-inflicted wounds are common among dolphins along Australia's coastline, new research has found.
Marine mammal experts from Flinders University and around Australia found about a...
Rallying for Aussie farmers as LEAN activists threaten the cattle industry
LEAN.
The name of a fitness chain? Maybe some sort of weight loss shake, or a microwave meal for the health-conscious?
Wrong! This misleading anacronym actually...
AR technology helps kids recapture their love of reading
A Gladstone author is merging modern technology with traditional reading to teach young readers basic coding skills.
Cal Devney’s junior fiction books, The Ick...
2025 analysis reveals electricity prices coming down
Analysis by the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has found that 2025 saw the lowest fossil fuel electricity generation in more than two decades in...
